Matthew Clarkson (mayor)

Matthew Clarkson (April 1733-5 October 1800) was Mayor of Philadelphia (F) from 1792 to 1796, succeeding John Barclay and preceding Hilary Baker.

Biography
Matthew Clarkson was born in New York City in April 1733, and he later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he became a justice on several courts. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not serve, instead joining the Philadelphia Board of Aldermen in 1789 and then serving as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. He died in 1800.